Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
5-203.11
Handwashing Sinks.
(A) Except as
specified in (B) of this section, at least one (1) handwashing sink necessary
for their convenient use by employees in areas specified under 5-204.11 shall
be provided. Additional handwashing sinks may be required based on the size and
operational flow of the establishment. There shall not be fewer than the number
of handwashing sinks required by law.
(B) If approved and capable of removing the
types of soils encountered in the food operations involved, automatic
handwashing facilities may be substituted for handwashing sinks in a retail
food establishment that has a least one (1) handwashing sink.
5-203.12
Toilets and
Urinals.
At least one (1) toilet, and not fewer than the toilets
required by law, shall be provided. If authorized by law and urinals are
substituted for toilets, the substitution shall be done as specified in
law.
5-203.13
Service
Sink.
(A) At least one (1) service
sink or one (1) curbed cleaning facility equipped with a floor drain shall be
provided and conveniently located for the cleaning of mops or similar wet floor
cleaning tools and for the disposal of mop water and similar liquid
waste.
(B) Toilets and urinals may
not be used as a service sink for the disposal of mop water and similar liquid
waste.
5-203.14
Backflow Prevention Device, When Required.
A plumbing system shall be installed to preclude backflow
of a solid, liquid, or gas contaminant into the water supply system at each
point of use at the retail food establishment, including on a hose bibb if a
hose is attached or on a hose bibb if a hose is not attached and backflow
prevention is required by law, by:
(A)
Providing an air gap as specified under 5-202.13;
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(B) Installing an approved backflow
prevention device as specified under 5-202.14.
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5-203.15
Backflow Prevention Device,
Carbonator.
(A) If not provided with an
approved air gap as specified under 5-202.13, a dual check valve with an
intermediate vent preceded by a screen of not less than one hundred (100) mesh
to one (1) inch (100 mesh to 25.4 mm) shall be installed upstream from a
carbonating device and downstream from any copper in the water supply line.
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(B) A dual check valve attached to the
carbonator need not be of the vented type if an air gap or vented backflow
prevention device has been otherwise provided as specified in (A) of this
section.
